Player Report for #87 Kent Mercker

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Saturday, September 16th, 1995

Rec	9-3
ERA	3.38
IP	74.2
BB	37
K	80

Name:	Kent Mercker	Contract:	Minor League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:
Birthday:	02-01-1968	Signed Through:
Age:	27	Years of Major League Service:	3 Years, 61 Days
Born in:	Dublin (California)	Major League Service Days this Year:	None
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 2"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	6 Years, 59 Days
Weight:	195 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	7 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Arbitration eligible in offseason
Position:	MR	Minor League Option Years:	Out of option years
Bats:	Left
Throws:	Left	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	1988, 26th Pick in Round 3
Morale:	Very Good	Local Popularity (National)	Insignificant (Unknown)

New Lexington

Napalm

MLBAAA

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	4	5	4	87-89 Mph
Versus LHP	4	5	4
Versus RHP	4	5	3
Talent	4	5	4

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Slider, Sinker
Endurance:	3
Groundball Pct.:	45
Holding Runners:	7

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	3	Pitcher 2
Stealing Ability:	1
Baserunning Instincts:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	10
Bunt for Hit:	1
Hitter Type:	Pull Hitter

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
08-25-1995	OB	Loss, 2-9		1.0	2	2	2	1	2
08-19-1995	BEL	Loss, 1-13		1.0	0	2	2	2	3
08-17-1995	@ LOC	Loss, 3-12		0.2	3	3	3	0	1
08-15-1995	@ LOC	Win, 7-2		1.1	0	0	0	0	1
08-14-1995	MOD	Loss, 2-5		1.2	0	0	0	0	3
08-13-1995	MOD	Win, 9-1		1.1	0	0	0	1	0
08-08-1995	@ OB	Loss, 2-3		1.2	0	0	0	0	4
08-06-1995	NEW	Win, 12-11		0.1	4	5	2	0	0
08-05-1995	NEW	Loss, 4-9		1.0	1	0	0	1	0
08-02-1995	@ WIC	Loss, 4-6		1.1	1	2	2	1	3

MLB Triple A 1995 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	61	4	9	3	0	3.38	74.2	57	39	28	6	37	80	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	16	2	0.0	57	12	11.45	6.87	9.64	4.46	2.92	1.26	15.4	.268
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	76	12	2	0	1	7	10	22	0	0	0	.158	.256	.224	.479
vs. RHB	200	45	14	2	5	32	27	58	3	0	1	.225	.316	.390	.706

MLB Triple A 1995 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
April	15	1	2	0	0	2.12	17.0	15	7	4	1	7	16
May	13	0	3	1	0	0.98	18.1	6	2	2	1	8	15
June	14	0	3	1	0	4.34	18.2	16	12	9	0	11	22
July	10	3	1	1	0	3.48	10.1	11	6	4	1	6	12
August	9	0	0	0	0	7.84	10.1	9	12	9	3	5	15
Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	18.00	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	2
Last Year	56	0	4	1	7	3.98	54.1	41	26	24	6	19	53
Career	137	4	14	4	7	3.43	165.1	127	82	63	14	76	159
Home	32	0	5	2	0	2.31	39.0	24	16	10	5	17	44
Road	29	4	4	1	0	4.54	35.2	33	23	18	1	20	36
Grass	53	2	7	3	0	2.71	63.0	46	30	19	6	28	72
Turf	8	2	2	0	0	6.94	11.2	11	9	9	0	9	8
Day	17	0	2	1	0	1.85	24.1	17	10	5	2	6	29
Night	44	4	7	2	0	4.11	50.1	40	29	23	4	31	51

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1989 San Diego - MLB	21	18	0	0	3	0	4.82	18.2	18	10	10	2	7	6	0	0	1.34	.276	0.8
1990 San Diego - MLB	22	67	0	5	4	2	4.18	75.1	73	39	35	14	31	60	0	0	1.38	.282	8.2
1991 San Diego - MLB	23	75	3	7	7	1	4.12	113.2	96	59	52	17	52	76	0	0	1.30	.248	12.5
1992 San Diego - MLB	24	79	1	2	5	1	6.86	85.1	95	67	65	20	60	55	0	0	1.82	.293	-14.0
Total MLB		239	4	14	19	4	4.98	293.0	282	175	162	53	150	197	0	0	1.47	.272	7.5

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1988 Newark - AAA	20	8	0	1	0	0	3.77	14.1	10	9	6	1	8	7	0	0	1.26	.205	1.8
1989 Newark - AAA	21	11	0	0	0	0	2.37	19.0	18	8	5	1	11	17	0	0	1.53	.298	5.6
1990 New Lexington - AAA	22	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.67	.143	1.7
1993 Louisville - AA	25	39	0	4	2	6	2.81	51.1	51	20	16	2	26	51	0	0	1.50	.340	12.5
1994 New Lexington - AAA	26	56	0	4	1	7	3.98	54.1	41	26	24	6	19	53	0	0	1.10	.259	6.3
1995 New Lexington - AAA	27	61	4	9	3	0	3.38	74.2	57	39	28	6	37	80	0	0	1.26	.268	15.4
Total MLBAAA		137	4	14	4	7	3.43	165.1	127	82	63	14	76	159	0	0	1.23	.261	30.9
Total MLBAA		39	0	4	2	6	2.81	51.1	51	20	16	2	26	51	0	0	1.50	.340	12.5

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1995 New Lexington - MLBAAA	27	1	0	0	0	0	18.00	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	2	0	0	3.00	.500	0.0
Total MLBAAA		1	0	0	0	0	18.00	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	2	0	0	3.00	.500	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1989 San Diego - ML	P	18	0	3	4	1	7	0	1.000	18.2	3.38
1990 San Diego - ML	P	67	0	4	6	1	11	1	.909	75.1	1.19
1991 San Diego - ML	P	75	3	4	14	1	21	3	.857	113.2	1.43
1992 San Diego - ML	P	79	1	2	14	3	16	0	1.000	85.1	1.69
1995 New Lexington - AAA	P	61	4	4	5	1	12	3	.750	74.2	1.08

Player History
06-15-1988	Drafted in the 1988 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 26, 78th overall Pick) by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
01-01-1989	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (4); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 3 (4).
06-14-1989	Injured (back spasms), out for 3 weeks.
07-31-1989	Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the San Diego Padres, along with 3B C. Hayes, RF J. Barfield, SS D. Sveum, SP T. Stottlemyre, MR S. Terry, MR G. Harris, MR M. Munoz, SP T. Clark, $1, in exchange for $1.
11-22-1989	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1990	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 5 (5).
04-04-1990	Injured (strained back muscle), out for 1-2 weeks.
11-22-1990	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1991	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (5).
05-29-1991	Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09-05-1991	Injured (strained back muscle), out for 1-2 weeks.
11-21-1991	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1992	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 4 (4).
11-17-1992	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through arbitration.
01-01-1993	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 3 (3).
01-01-1994	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 3 (3).
01-01-1995	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 4 (4).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	G	Rank
1992	79	8

Year	RA	Rank
1992	78	9